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Post by jbl4430 on Oct 3, 2012 7:08:16 GMT -5
I bought from local market elephant garlic. One elephant garlic have 4 cloves. I read from Internet Elephant garlic is 6 to 11 cloves. How many cloves is real elephant garlic? blog.daum.net/jbl4431/299 |
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Post by paquebot on Oct 3, 2012 21:55:47 GMT -5
Minimum I've grown is one, a single undivided round which may be up to 4" across. Usually it's 3 or 4 but often only 2 half-rounds. In the South, smaller but more numerous cloves are the norm.
Martin
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Post by jbl4430 on Oct 4, 2012 4:31:24 GMT -5
Minimum I've grown is one, a single undivided round which may be up to 4" across. Usually it's 3 or 4 but often only 2 half-rounds. In the South, smaller but more numerous cloves are the norm. Martin Thank you Martin, your garlic flower are like this photo?  |
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Post by paquebot on Oct 4, 2012 20:13:31 GMT -5
Yes, mine are similar but a little more of a ball rather than pointed. I've often looked for seeds since some gardeners supposedly have had viable seeds. To date, still looking for the first one.
Martin
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Oct 4, 2012 21:30:39 GMT -5
Yes, mine are similar but a little more of a ball rather than pointed. I've often looked for seeds since some gardeners supposedly have had viable seeds. To date, still looking for the first one. I told my elephant garlic first thing in the spring that if it didn't do well this year that it would be eliminated from my garden. [My current variety typically yields less than what went into the ground.] It flowered great during the summer, so I left it in the ground hoping to collect seeds so I could find a more suitable variety. Alas, I didn't find any viable seeds. |
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Post by Drahkk on Oct 6, 2012 23:24:18 GMT -5
In my neck of the woods elephant garlic grows like a weed. Literally, it is not even in the actual garden; I have a clump by the back fence that I mow around and otherwise ignore until I want to either cut some greens or dig up a bulb or two. And I got the original stock from a large clump that grew by the back of Mr. Prince's tool shed.
Like Martin said, here in the South the clove count is a little higher; I've seen as few as 4, but they average 8-10 cloves with lots of corms attached.
MB
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Post by jbl4430 on Oct 7, 2012 3:38:54 GMT -5
In my neck of the woods elephant garlic grows like a weed. Literally, it is not even in the actual garden; I have a clump by the back fence that I mow around and otherwise ignore until I want to either cut some greens or dig up a bulb or two. And I got the original stock from a large clump that grew by the back of Mr. Prince's tool shed. Like Martin said, here in the South the clove count is a little higher; I've seen as few as 4, but they average 8-10 cloves with lots of corms attached. MB Thanks Drahkk, What I bought from California is 3 to 6 cloves. |
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Post by James on Nov 6, 2012 9:32:42 GMT -5
I grow Elephant Garlic in the flower beds for the flowers. If you want garlic flavor, grow real garlic. IMO
I am thinking 4 to 5 cloves here most of the time.
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Post by jbl4430 on Nov 6, 2012 10:46:28 GMT -5
I grow Elephant Garlic in the flower beds for the flowers. If you want garlic flavor, grow real garlic. IMO I am thinking 4 to 5 cloves here most of the time. My friend want to multiply elephant garlic quickly but can't find 11 cloves elephant garlic. Some body said his elephant garlic is 8 to 11 cloves. I am looking for that and sweet(not bitter) elephant. |
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